柯林斯词典genesis /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ 1. N-SING The genesis of something is its beginning, birth, or creation. (事物的)开端; 诞生; 创始[正式] [usu with poss] The project had its genesis two years earlier. 该项目是两年前开始的。 返回 genesis剑桥词典the origin of something, when it is begun or starts to exist （事物的）形成，发生，起源，创始 The story had its genesis in a conversation the author had with his mother . 故事以作者与母亲的一段对话开始。 research into the genesis of cancer 对癌症病因的研究 返回 genesis